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Proverbs 16:4

The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
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The LORD has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble.

New International Version

The LORD works out everything for his own ends- even the wicked for a day of disaster.

Catholic Public Domain Version

The Lord has wrought all things because of himself. Likewise the impious is for the evil day